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A possible shared underlying mechanism among involuntary autobiographical memory and déjà vu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

Anne M. Cleary Open the ORCID record for Anne M. Cleary [Opens in a new window] ,
Cati Poulos  and
Caitlin Mills
Anne M. Cleary
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA Anne.Cleary@colostate.edu https://psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu/Psylist/facdetail.php?FirstName=Anne&LastName=Cleary
Cati Poulos
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA mcp1066@wildcats.unh.edu caitlin.s.mills@gmail.com https://www.cehd.umn.edu/edpsych/people/cmills/
Caitlin Mills
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA mcp1066@wildcats.unh.edu caitlin.s.mills@gmail.com https://www.cehd.umn.edu/edpsych/people/cmills/
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Abstract

We propose that IAM and déjà vu may not share a placement on the same gradient, per se, but the mechanism of cue familiarity detection, and a major differentiating factor between the two metacognitive experiences is whether the resulting inward directed search of memory yields retrieved content or not. Déjà vu may manifest when contentless familiarity detection is inexplicable by the experiencer.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e361
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